Canals For A Nation : The Canal Era in the United States, 1790-1860 /

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All but forgotten except as a part of nostalgic lore, American canals during the first half of the nineteenth century provided a transportation network that was vital to the development of the new nation. They lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern por...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Shaw, Ronald E.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1990.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Universidad Sergio Arboleda
Geschichte (1790-1860)
Kanal
Inland navigation > United States > History.
Canals > United States > History.
Transportation > United States > History.
Inland navigation.
Canals.
TRANSPORTATION > General.
Canaux > États-Unis > Histoire.
USA
United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Pioneer Canals and Republican Improvements; 2. Great Lakes to Atlantic: Canals of New York and New England; 3. Mid-Atlantic Network: Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 4. Chesapeake and Southern Canals; Illustrations; 5. Canals of the Old Northwest; 6. The Canal Network; 7. The Canal Era in Politics and Economic Development; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

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